Fish tape container and method of use

Abstract

A special container includes a tubular body that has two spaced apart ends and is in the form of a semicircle having a gap of 60 arc degrees between the two ends. A coil of fish tape having two coils thereof welded together is contained in the tubular body, and is fed out or re-wound by hand by grasping the tape that is exposed in the gap. The body has a plastic outer surface and a steel inner surface.

I claim: 
     
       1. A special container for fish tape comprising: a tubular body, said body having a plastic outer surface and a steel inner surface and having spaced apart ends, said body being in the shape of a semicircle extending for 300 arc degrees between said ends, with said ends being spaced apart by a gap extending 60 arc degrees, and a rim element covering each of said ends. 
     
     
       2. The special container defined in claim 1 further including fish tape contained in said body, said fish tape being fabricated of cold rolled steel and case-hardened. 
     
     
       3. The special container defined in claim 2 wherein said fish tape is coiled and has two coils thereof welded together. 
     
     
       4. A method of feeding fish tape into a conduit comprising: A) providing a special container for fish tape that includes a tubular body, the body having a plastic outer surface and a steel inner surface and having spaced apart ends, the body being in the shape of a semicircle extending for 300 arc degrees between the ends, with the ends being spaced apart by a gap extending 60 arc degrees, and a rim element covering each of the ends;   B) providing a coil of fish tape that is fabricated of cold rolled steel and case-hardened and has two coils thereof welded together in the container;   C) locating one end of the fish tape in the gap;   D) feeding the one end into a conduit; and   E) pushing the fish tape located in the gap and forcing the one end of the fish tape through the conduit with the other end of the fish tape moving through the container body.